Word: railroads
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...with a great number of its special and standing committees. Forty-seven years of age, he is a member of the firm of Rutter & Gross. Mr. Simmons is known in Wall street for his judicial poise, executive ability, unlimited courage. His first three initials are those of the great railroad master Edward H. Harriman, for whom he was named and to whom he is related. The new Stock Exchange head is said to resemble his remarkable namesake; "he never starts fights, never avoids them...
...addressed the Business School last Wednesday, evening, is probably the best known publicity man in the world. He represents the Rockefeller interests, the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Red Cross, and numerous other organizations which require publicity distributed. Mr. Lee is a graduate of Princeton University and while there was a member of the Princetonion Board. Following his four years work on New York newspapers, he started in the publicity business, which has become one of the most important adjuncts to modern business...
...considered foreign delegation present this summer under the euapices of the Foreign Student committee. These men will be exempted from the registration fee, and will be given special rates for board and transportation expenses. The regular expense of attending the conference, including board, room, registration fee, and railroad fare will be about $40 though in cases where men can not afford to pay the entire sum, arrangement may be made at the Phillips Books House. The conference will be made up of representative students from most of the colleges of the New England and Middle Atlantic states...
...vote of 194 to 181 withdrew from Committee the Barkley Bill (to abolish the Railroad Labor Board) and brought it up for consideration. A combination of Democrats and Republican insurgents brought about this action which was made possible by the changes in the rules which they forced through at the beginning of this session (TIME...
Just at present certain industries are very sick-the leather, textile and fertilizer lines are examples. Other industries are not well, and will presumably be worse before they are better ; these include iron and steel, high cost copper properties, automobiles and railroad equipment. Still other industries, like the oils, have been sick and are now getting through their convalescent period. The whole question is whether the present recession in business will broaden and lengthen into a depression, or prove only a slight halt in operations. When things get bluest will be the time to plan on renewed activity. But that...